| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 163 / 536 | 69th | Q2 |
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Public Anthropologist
Public Anthropologist is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.6), WoS ESCI. Published by Brill Academic Publishers.
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ISSN 2589-1707Verify ISSN ↗2589-1715Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Public Anthropologist indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.6.
What quartile is Public Anthropologist in Scopus?
Public Anthropologist is Q2 in Anthropology (rank 163 of 536), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Public Anthropologist?
Public Anthropologist is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.6, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 69th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.280, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 9.
Who publishes Public Anthropologist and what is its ISSN?
Public Anthropologist is published by Brill Academic Publishers. Its print ISSN is 2589-1707 and its online ISSN is 2589-1715.
Is Public Anthropologist in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Public Anthropologist open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Public Anthropologist? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Public Anthropologist has an h-index of 9 and a 2-year mean of 1.08 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.6, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #102 of 497 Scopus journals in Anthropology.
Public Anthropologist published 18 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 29. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Public Anthropologist? — latest 84 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 84 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Norway (18.9%), United States (17.8%) and Italy (11.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Public Anthropologist? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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